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Apple fans, rejoice.
Makers in the company's iPhone supply chain started delivering the necessary parts to its original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in order to begin production on a new smartphone, Taiwan-based newspaper DigiTimes reported Friday. (Tweet This)
The report, which cited sources at the supply chain, added that fourth-quarter 2015 initial shipments for the new device are expected to total at least 50 million units.
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Apple did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
The news came two days after 9-to-5 Mac published an article with the first photos of the iPhone 6S.
Apple shares were lower in morning trading.
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